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Government bans the use of V8, V6 vehicles except for cross-country travel

According to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, using V8 and V6 automobiles by government employees will expire in January 2023 as a way to cut...

Gov’t bans hampers, V8s/V6s for appointees, cuts fuel coupons by 50%, suspends allowances, freezes civil & public jobs

The government of Ghana has announced some austerity measures in the 2023 budget. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced a ban on employment for...

2023 Budget: Government to restore debt sustainability by ramping up revenue – Ofori-Atta

In an effort to increase economic growth and restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, the government has launched a strategy to urgently mobilize domestic...

Ghana reduces e-levy rate to 1% – 2023 budget

The contentious Electronic Transfer Levy will drop from 1.5 percent to 1 percent in Ghana. But the GHS 100 daily barrier intended to protect vulnerable...

GhanaCares programme to bolster export capacity of private sector – Ken Ofori-Atta

According to Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, the government intends to use the GhanaCares Obaatanpa program to increase the private sector's capacity for...

Government freezes employment for civil and public servants for 2023 financial year

The government has frozen the hiring of public and civil servants for the 2023 financial year. According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, this is...

Government to adopt debt exchange programme to address debt situation – Ofori-Atta

Ghana will implement a debt exchange scheme, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, due to the country's unmanageable debt levels. On November 24, 2022, he...

Fuel allocations to Political Appointees and heads of MDAs, MMDAs, SOEs slashed by 50%

Government has announced a 50% cut in fuel allocations to all Political Appointees and heads of MDAs, MMDAs and SOEs by 50%.  This, according...

Government to adopt debt exchange programme – Ken Ofori-Atta

Ghana will implement a debt swap scheme as a result of the country's unmanageable levels of debt, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. On November...

70 youth-led businesses benefit from YouStart initiative – Finance Minister

According to Ken Ofori-Atta, minister of finance, the YouStart program has provided support to almost 70 youth-led beneficiaries. He claims that the government has also...

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